What Do Manufacturers Look for in an ERP Solution?
By: Nick Castellina Finding a needle in a haystack is hard. You know what’s even harder? Finding a specific needle in a pile of needles. Selecting the ideal Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution from among the numerous options on the market can feel like just as daunting a challenge. ERP is a serious investment for […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Warehousing for Dynamics 365; High-tech sales ops; D365/QuickBooks integration; Worldwide consumer attributes
By: Linda Rosencrance Enterprise Data Warehousing Solution by mcaConnect Now Available for Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations mcaConnect has announced the release of dataConnect, a data warehousing solution that comes with pre-built data models and data extraction technology to create a single source of company data. dataConnect extracts data from Microsoft Dynamics 365, […]
Review: Microsoft Teams almost as bad as its beta
By Galen Gruman For months now, we’ve been hearing about Microsoft Teams, Microsoft’s much-heralded Slack killer for corporate chat. It’s now in official release (what Microsoft calls “general availability”) as part of Microsoft’s Office 365 enterprise plans. Sadly, Teams is underwhelming in its formal debut and definitely not a match for the hype Microsoft has […]
Flexibility, Scalability, Speed: SAP and Google Announce Strategic Partnership
Today’s digital transformation is driving rapid change across all industries, and its effects are profound. We are witnessing a paradigm shift with the commoditization of cloud computing and how its openness, flexibility, and scalability is driving digitalization globally. With billions of connected devices and the copious amount of data they generate, we see an ever-increasing […]
How Big Data, IoT and ERP can leverage Real-Time Actionable Intelligence
By Himanshu Palsule Mobile, social, analytics, cloud, the Internet of Things, nanotechnology, 3D printing and more manufacturers are facing a barrage of information about how new disruptive technologies will change the face of their industry. But for manufacturers to embrace these technologies, they must have a clear understanding of the technology value-add within the […]
FinancialForce Appoints Former NetSuite CMO to Drive Next Stage of Growth
FinancialForce, the leading Cloud ERP vendor on the Salesforce Platform, today announced the appointment of Fred Studer as Chief Marketing Officer. Studer, former NetSuite CMO, will lead all aspects of FinancialForce’s global marketing efforts. A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/f579999f-f593-4454-bbfe-93dc85565585 Studer’s appointment comes on the heels of another strong year for […]
Cybersecurity Trends Report Highlights ERP Security as a Topic to Watch in 2017
By: Darya Maenkova In February, Crowd Research Partners released the 2017 Cybersecurity Trends Report. The study reveals that ERP Security got the list of organizations’ investment priorities as a trending cybersecurity topic. Unfortunately, the interest is caused by the expected increase in the number of cyberattacks against these business-critical applications. Security professionals predict that […]
Salesforce is sliding despite its earnings beat
By: Tina Wadhwa Salesforce reports fourth-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street estimates, but the stock is falling. Salesforce is down 2.75% at $79.11 a share after Tuesday’s market close. Here are the numbers: Q4 revenue climbed 27% year-over-year to $2.29 billion ($2.28 billion expected) 2016 revenue jumped 26% YoY to $8.39 billion Q4 EPS of $0.28 […]
Nimble Gets $9 Million Funding to Deliver Smarter CRM
Nimble, the CRM that says it “builds itself,” announced today that it has raised $9 million in Series A funding. The Nimble funding will be used to scale the company’s growth, according to CEO Jon Ferrara. Nimble plans to add to its product engineering team and accelerate sales efforts. Nimble, headquartered in Santa Monica, has […]
Microsoft Leads in Burgeoning SaaS Market; Oracle and Google are on a Charge
New Q4 data from Synergy Research Group shows that the enterprise SaaS market grew 32% year on year to reach almost $13 billion in quarterly revenues, with ERP and collaboration being the highest growth segments. For the third successive quarter Microsoft is the clear leader in overall enterprise SaaS, having overtaken long-time market leader Salesforce. […]